Vieira's long-tongued bat

Vieira's long-tongued bat (Xeronycteris vieirai) is a species of bat from northeastern Brazil, discovered in 2005 by Gregorin and Ditchfield.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Xeronycteris.^[2]

Vieira's long-tongued bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Phyllostomidae
Genus:	Xeronycteris Gregorin & Ditchfield, 2005
Species:	X. vieirai
Binomial name
Xeronycteris vieirai Gregorin & Ditchfield, 2005
Vieira's long-tongued bat range